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• Supervise Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable departments, Process payroll, handle all accounting functions (month-end close, account analysis, sales tax reporting), responsible for company safety programs (OSHA.
• Generated $28,000 cost savings in 2015/2016 (re-negotiated leases/contracts).
• Added $891,500 of additional revenue thru asset sales in 2015/2016.
• Developed Drug Testing Program.
• Instituted Collection program for Accounts Receivable.

• Compiled monthly financial data for ConocoPhillips/EnCana Finance committee, researched budget variances (14 refinery departments), prepared weekly operations report for the Woodriver refinery (largest ConocoPhillips.
• Project leader for Asset (IFRS) conversion project that converted 14,000 assets to 72,000 components.
• Created charts, graphs, and segregated spreadsheets increasing Refinery understanding of budget variances.
• Developed monthly crude data receipt report allowing for first of the month results.

Calgary, Alberta, CA

• Oversaw five manufacturing plants (18MM inventories) – responsible for all accounting functions (monthly close, accruals, inventory reconcilement, product cost variances), supervision of accounting personnel.
• Successfully completed the conversion of the wholesale locations to the Agrium system (54 locations – 38MM inventories) over one week-end.
• Developed accrual procedures for utility expenses resulting in accurate accruals for the largest plant expense.
• Achieved SAP system integration of manufacturing plants by developing production (60 different products) and overhead application programs.
• Established database for plant accruals allowing for standard accrual rates (SOX compliance).

Calgary, Alberta, CA

• Reviewed/approved all cost and inventory entries, developed and maintained standard cost tables, coordinated physical inventories for 400 locations (390MM inventories), managed a staff of six accounting clerks, and one.
• Developed an internal audit system for physical inventories resulting in reduced time required to count physical inventories and decreasing travel cost by utilizing field staff.
• Chaired company-wide initiative reducing inventory item codes by 43% eliminating inventory duplications and decreasing sales margin errors.
• Created computer program facilitating the review of sales margins (1.1B sales/year) and correction of margin variances.
• Implemented standard cost system within the parameters of an average cost system that increased sales margins by using a higher standard inventory cost.
• Reduced inventory personnel expense by 50% ($150,000) by utilizing best business practices.

Calgary, Alberta, CA

• Monitored and corrected cost and margin variances (268MM inventories), physical inventories, prepared inventory adjustments, managed a staff of two accounting clerks.
• Implemented incentive and peer review program for inventory personnel based on monthly measurable factors resulting in increased productivity.
• Organized team of system experts who developed and presented standard operating procedures to field personnel in 250 locations.
• Developed inventory procedures for handling closed units and managerial changes at company locations resolving external audit problems.